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This page lists various forms of media coverage relating to helminthic therapyThe reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat and prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immunological disorders including allergy. and closely related topics.

NB. There are details at some of the links on this page that are out of date or not factually correct, especially in some of the pieces by journalists, but also in a few of the comments made by scientists and clinicians. Therefore, before acting on anything gleaned from these sources, readers are advised to check the details with the relevant pages in this wiki or to ask about them in the Helminthic Therapy Support group on Facebook.

2016 Nov 29 - Worming your way to good health - Paul Giacomin, TEDxJCUCairns - 12.52 minutes
Dr. Giacomin is currently Advance Queensland Mid-Career Research Fellow in the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine at James Cook University in Cairns.

2016 Dec 21 Worm charmer - Neil Savage, Nature (Q&A with Joel Weinstock on his latest interpretation of the mechanisms by which helminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] exert control over the immune system, with special reference to IBDInflammatory bowel disease is a group of conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, particularly the colon and small intestine. The major types of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC)..)

2015 Apr 6 The Hygiene Hypothesis -- Redefine, Rename, or Just Clean It Up? - Linda Brookes and Laurence Cheng, Medscape (Includes mention of the promotion of barrier integrity by parasitesAn organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits at the host’s expense. (The organisms used in helminthic therapy are, strictly speaking, not parasites, but mutualists, because they have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with their hosts.).)

2016 Nov Life On Us: A Microscopic Safari. A two hour, two-part documentary. The second part has a segment on helminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] and helminthic therapyThe reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat and prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immunological disorders including allergy. starting from 15 minutes. - VHX (Free on Amazon Prime)

2016 Jun 6 Is a hookworm good for you? - Clip from Infested! Living with Parasites, BBC Teach (Crohn's diseaseAlso known as regional enteritis, this is an inflammatory disease of the intestines that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, causing a wide variety of symptoms. It primarily causes abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody if inflammation is severe), vomiting or weight loss, but may also cause complications outside the gastrointestinal tract such as skin rashes, arthritis, inflammation of the eye, tiredness and lack of concentration.)

2011 Feb 10 The Worm Crew - Joel Weinstock on studying the effects of helminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] on IBDInflammatory bowel disease is a group of conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, particularly the colon and small intestine. The major types of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC).

2009 May 26 Helminthic therapy allergies asthma - Interviews with scientists and patients using helminthic therapyThe reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat and prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immunological disorders including allergy. to control allergies and asthma

2008 May 24 Helminth Therapy - Video about helminthic therapyThe reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat and prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immunological disorders including allergy. by Asphelia Pharmaceuticals

2008 Mar 14 Helminthic therapy - Autoimmune Therapies - Jasper Lawrence collects hookwormsA helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin. from Cameroon

Webinars

2015 May 6 Microbiome Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders - William Parker (HelminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] mentioned from 34 minutes)

2016 July 1 The Re-education of the Immune System - (9.00 to 42.00 minutes) To the Point, KCRW, with Moises Velazquez-Manoff, Dave Elliot, Mikael Knip and Shabaana Khader. Click on the Mini-Player button at top right, to jump straight in at 9.00 minutes.

Books

2016 Evolutionary Thinking in Medicine: From Research to Policy and Practice. Ed: Alvergne, Jenkinson and Faurie. This book, which is available from Amazon, contains a chapter by Jorge Correale (“Helminth Immunoregulation and Multiple Sclerosis Treatment”) and one by Gabriele Sorci, et al., entitled, “Microbes, ParasitesAn organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits at the host’s expense. (The organisms used in helminthic therapy are, strictly speaking, not parasites, but mutualists, because they have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with their hosts.) and Immune Diseases” (page 211 in Part VI: Immunology). This latter chapter is available, in full, as a FREE download via a link in the Table of Contents on this page.